Asus Zephyrus S takes futuristic design to new level

ASUS Zephyrus S, successor to the unique Zephyrus thin and light gaming laptop, is officially released earlier this week. Powered by latest Intel 8th generation Core i7 chip and NVIDIA GeForce graphics, the ASUS Zephyrus S comes with 15.6″ FullHD display that has 144Hz response time. Model with GeForce GX 1070 Max-Q GPU will be available from 31st of August on Amazon for $2,199 and the one with GeForce GTX 1060 is available from mid-October through all channels for $2,099.

Asus Zephyrus S Key Features

• Super-narrow bezels squeeze a 15.6-inch display, with a 144Hz refresh rate and 3ms response time, into a 14.2-inch chassis.
• Upgraded sound system: Dual front-facing speakers embedded in the hinge cover are powered by smart-amplifier technology
• Zephyrus S display comes with 144Hz refresh rate, 3ms response time, 100% sRGB color gamut coverage, pushes the refresh rate to 144Hz, and reduces blurring and ghosting by lowering the response time to 3ms.
• Cooling vents under the chassis to draw cool air, five heat pipes to pull heat away from CPU and GPU. 
• With 83 blades each, the dual 12V AeroAccelerator fans have 17% more blades than in the original Zephyrus to push more dust out of the laptop.
• Customization with RGB lighting through Aura Sync.
• Armoury Crate, new unified control center, to unify RoG hardware with single utility. Armoury Crate comes with a companion Mobile Dashboard for Android™ and iOS.
• Keyboard with desktop-like resting position, 1.2mm key travel, N-key rollover. 
• 8th Generation Intel Core i7-8750H processor offers six cores and 12 threads of parallel processing power.

Asus Zephyrus S Key Specifications

• Display: 15.6″ IPS-type FHD (1920 x 1080) with 100% sRGB, 144Hz refresh rate with 3ms GtG response time.
• CPU: 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8750H.
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q 8GB or GeForce GTX1060 6GB.
• RAM: Up to 24GB DDR4 2666MHz.
• Storage: Up to 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe.
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• Ports: 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C, 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C, 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2, 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x 3.5-mm audio combo.
• Wireless: 802.11ac 2×2 Wave 2 Wi-Fi Bluetooth.
• OS: Windows 10.
• Dimension: 360 x 268 x 14.95~15.75 mm.
• Weight: 2.1 kg.